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#515ED6

#515ed6 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515ed6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 36.86% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.15% cyan, 56.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 234.14°, with 61.86% saturation and 57.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #515ed6
  2. #d6c951

Split complementary

  1. #515ed6
  2. #d68751
  3. #a0d651

Analogous

  1. #51a0d6
  2. #515ed6
  3. #8751d6

Triadic

  1. #515ed6
  2. #d6515e
  3. #5ed651

Tetradic

  1. #515ed6
  2. #c951d6
  3. #d6c951
  4. #5ed651

Square

  1. #515ed6
  2. #d651a0
  3. #d6c951
  4. #51d687

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2473
  2. #2a37b1
  3. #515ed6
  4. #8f97e5
  5. #cdd1f3

Shades

#515ed6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515ed6
  2. #4955c1
  3. #414bab
  4. #394296
  5. #313880
  6. #292f6b
  7. #202656
  8. #181c40
  9. #10132b
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#515ed6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515ed6
  2. #626eda
  3. #747ede
  4. #858ee2
  5. #979ee6
  6. #a8afeb
  7. #b9bfef
  8. #cbcff3
  9. #dcdff7
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515ed6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515ed6
  2. #5661cd
  3. #5a65c5
  4. #5f68bc
  5. #646cb4
  6. #696fab
  7. #6d72a2
  8. #72769a
  9. #777991
  10. #7b7d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6166a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f6ad8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2362d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2470b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515ed6 {
  color: #515ed6;
}
Background
.bg-515ed6 {
  background-color: #515ed6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515ed6 {
  border: 2px solid #515ed6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515ed6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 94 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 62% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515ed6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515ed6, #8751d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515ed6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 94 214 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.22 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.53 #aea129 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#515ed6  rgb(81, 94, 214)  hsl(234, 62%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#d6c951  rgb(214, 201, 81)  hsl(54, 62%, 58%)  Straw
#d6515e  rgb(214, 81, 94)  hsl(354, 62%, 58%)  Indian Red
#5ed651  rgb(94, 214, 81)  hsl(114, 62%, 58%)  Malachite